Two events drew big crowds in Fountain City on Wednesday.
Dr. John Tumblin’s kinfolks were receiving friends in the chapel at Lynnhurst Cemetery. The well-loved optometrist’s funeral service was scheduled at …
Grainger native Sam Tate left legacy of integrity
The unique section of Fountain City known as Tatewood is to the left of Broadway just as one begins the ascent of Black Oak Ridge toward the Halls Crossroads community …
The history behind the Beverly community
Among the earlier settlers of the Beverly community were William and Nancy McCampbell Anderson, second-generation Irish immigrants from Rockbridge County, Virginia. Their son, Isaac Anderson (1780-1857), came with his family …
Holbrook Normal College: 1893-1900
Although Holbrook Normal College lasted only seven years, it had a profound effect on the field of education in Knox County and beyond. Many of its graduates became teachers and …
All aboard the Dummy Line
Perhaps the most eventful year in Fountain City’s history was the year 1890. That was the year that the U.S. Post Office decided Tennessee could not have two Fountain Heads, …
Fountain City’s Savage Garden to mark 100th anniversary
Savage Garden is truly Fountain City’s hidden gem, and the garden’s owners and caretakers will celebrate its 100th anniversary with an open garden event the weekend of June 10.
That weekend, …